Norms, Deviance & Moral Panic
Norm
Definition
Society’s expectations about how its members should behave
A guideline or expectation for behavior
Change constantly
Differ greatly
Each society has different norms
Makes up its own rules for behavior
Decides when those rules have been violated and what to do about
Example
o Different languages and customs in each country
Norms differ within societies
Settings
o Expected to act a certain way in certain settings
Church
Nightclub
Time periods
o Different generations have different norms
o Fashion a perfect example
Types of norms
Folkway
Norm of everyday behaviour
Example
o Holding a door open for somebody
Mores
Definition of right or wrong
Morality based
Violation causes strong disapproval
Example
o Sex before marriage
Law
Written and enforced norm
Example
o Driving drunk
Taboo
Norm society holds strongly
Violation causes extreme disgust
Violator seen as unfit to live in that society
Example
o Eating pork in a Muslim country
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